The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07
State gtems.

the place for holding the Tobacco Con.
.vention, and the 18th day of August
as the time. &
Mr.. M. T. Sealy has organized ff-
teen farmers Alliances in Richmond
county, and has also organized a
county Alliance. He is pushing the
work with wonderful success.
Sanford E1press: Mr.. F. NJ. Oldham
writes that the farmers in the vicinity
of Carbonton have harvested the best
crop of wheat for years, and that they
are very much encouraged with the
fine prospect of corn and cotton crop.
Every thing wears a smile of gladness.
k Charlotte Observer: Mr.. r. Y. Nc
Aden has given a contract to Mr..
Ghas. Fox, of this city, to number the
Houses Of McAdensville, and the work
will be commenced this afternoon.
The streets will all be named, and the
|town will bear the distinction of being
lfourth on the list in having it's houses
Numbered.
Henderson Gold Leaf: Tobacco is
the only thing that complaint can be
made about, and that is not attribute
bile to any lack of attention on the
part of farmers. The stand is poor
and inferior.-The wheat crop is a
Very good one and the yield promises
tp be- quite satisfactory. A good crop
Of oats has been made also.
lGreensboro News: The Peoples
Five Cents Savings Bank of Green's
bdro opened Saturday morning at 9
o'Elock, Col. J. M. Winstead the Pres
ident, and Samuel L. Trogdon, the
Nreasurer, being at their desks There
we're l66 depositors, with deposits
amounting in the aggregate to SIS, O2O.-
Sc. This is indeed a splendid begin
hung for our new bank
Raleigh Visitor: Col. W. H. S. Bur
gwyn, Of Henderson, Vance county,
will deliver a lecture on "Gold Leaf
Tobacco; what it has done for North
Carolina" at the. grain, grass, fruit
fair and farmers institute to be held at
Mt. Holly on the banks Of the Cata-
waba river, commencing August the
10th and closing on the 18th.
The Orange county Observer says, "In
Alamance county there are IL cotton
factories" You, misstate it, brother.
There are IA. and more than half of
them have increased their capacity
within the past II months. The truth
of the whole matter is, that Alamance
county, though small in area, manu-
features more cotton than any county
in the State of North Carolina.
Wilmington Star: Advices from
Duplin and Harnett counties report
the crop prospects as very fine
Probably the oldest business house in
Wilmington is that of Messrs. George
R. French & Sons. It was established
IS years ago.-Mr. Geo. H. Bellamy,
of Brunswick, says that the prospects
for the cotton crop in that county are
most hattering. All crops are good,
except in some localities where grow.
ing corn has been cut by worms.
Carthage Blade: A small force of
convicts are now employed moving
the stockades on the Carthage R. R.
from where they were first located
near Cameron, to a point about two
miles from Carthage. AS soon as
they are reftted up, a force of hands
will again be put to grading, and as
the remainder of the line is over sandy,
loose soil, it is thought that the grad.
ing will soon be completed. We also,
learn that the across-ties r being
placed along the line and that the
work of laying track will be com
menced at an early day. $50 -:
Fayetteville News:: Col. Green tells
us that the prospect forsan abundant
yield of grapes at Tokayis finer than
he has ever known 1.-THE spire of
the hotel is now being covered with
iron shingles. 1t is now IS feet high.
What a blessing the rains of
last week were it is impossible to
count it's value in dollars and cents.
learn that Maj. Atkinson,
engineer on the G. F. & Y. ". r. R.,
expects to complete the road to Dalton
by the latter part of August. This is
ten miles beyond Germantown. 1t